Maple-Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Kyra Williams for The Upside Blog

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After carving your Halloween pumpkins, or making something tasty with everyone’s favorite fall gourd, don’t you dare toss out the seeds! This roasted pumpkin seeds recipe turns them into a truly delightful sweet and salty snack. Roasted in maple syrup and cinnamon, they’re the perfect autumn treat.

Maple-Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

Maple-Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
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Maple-Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 131 kcal
Author Kyra Williams

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Fill large bowl with cold water. Remove seeds from pumpkin and add to bowl, swishing until they float and are mostly clean.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  3. Fill medium saucepan with 2 cups water and season with 2 tsp. salt. Bring to boil, add seeds and simmer 5 minutes. Remove to paper towel to dry.
  4. In bowl, combine maple syrup, coconut oil, cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. salt and stir. Toss in dried seeds and coat evenly.
  5. On sheet pan, spread out pumpkin seeds in even layer and roast about 10-15 minutes, until golden brown.
  6. Cool seeds 5 minutes after roasting so the syrup coating sets.

Recipe Notes

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Nutrition Facts
Maple-Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Amount Per Serving
Calories 131 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 241mg10%
Potassium 149mg4%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 4IU0%
Vitamin C 0.3mg0%
Calcium 22mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Kyra Williams

Kyra Williams hasn’t always been fit. She used to be quite the opposite, in fact. During her college years, she lived on pizza and beer and packed on an unhealthy amount of pounds, due to total inactivity. One day, something clicked, and Kyra knew it was time to lose the weight. Since that time, she’s fallen so in love with fitness that she’s made it her life’s work to help others to make the changes they need to become fit, active and healthy.

Kyra is a self-employed, NASM-certified online personal trainer and nutrition expert, Crossfit Level One Trainer, USA Weightlifting and USA Powerlifting Coach, and she’s helped women all over the world through her online training services and training programs. For more info or to connect with Kyra, visit kyrawilliamsfitness.com.